Create a Social Innovation Franchising (SIF) model for CMIM CMIM would like to expand their operations regionally and nationally to provide programming to students across all of Canada through what is called social franchising. The social franchising model is defined as using entrepreneurial principles that make up traditional franchising to create, organize and manage a […]

The Social Innovation Academy will be working with a network of Mitacs interns to develop national-scale backend infrastructure resources for incubation and acceleration organizations across Canada. These resources may include (but are not limited to): initiatives for advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion; impact measurement frameworks; In addition, interns will provide marketing, research, and financial analysis […]

For 50 years, the aviation, automotive and sports industries have been trying to reduce the weight of their products by using composite materials to reduce energy consumption. However, composite structures are too expensive to manufacture and are sensitive to vibration. This project aims to develop a multi-material, 5-axis 3D printer that is capable of printing […]

This project is focussed on developing an optical imaging technology called photoacoustic imaging. Photoacoustic imaging is able to distinguish healthy tissue from cancerous tissue during breast surgery and could one day eliminate the need for repeat surgeries. The technology uses a pulsed laser to selectively build up pressure in some tissues and microphones to listen […]

How do textbooks promote reconciliation? Over the past decade, new history textbooks have been published in Canada and in Central Europe. In Ontario and Quebec, the 2015 Truth and Reconciliation Commission report provided a stimulus for reform. In Europe, historians from Germany and Poland wrote a textbook – approved in both countries – which seeks […]

This project will use state-of-the-art advancements in artificial intelligence in order to automate and enhance the creation of virtual environments in virtual and augmented reality. By building upon previous successes incorporating artificial intelligence into the creation of 2D environments to enhance and guide the algorithmic generation process. By allowing the incorporated AI to respond and […]

This project will help an early-stage startuo in the health tech space move from small-scale manufacturing and fulfillment to more sophisticated solutions for inventory management, logistics, and fulfillment.

Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is a debilitating disease that has a 5-year survival rate of only 44%, making it the fifth most lethal cancer in women. A major reason for this low survival rate is the high rate of metastasis, where cells detach from the primary tumour site on the ovary and reattach at secondary […]

The serine/threonine kinase AKT1 is a key mediator of cell growth and survival processes including glucose metabolism, apoptosis, transcription, proliferation, and migration. AKT1 is activated by phosphorylation at two key regulatory sites, Threonine308 and Serine473, that are both used as clinical diagnostic markers for cancer. AKT1 also plays an important role in glucose metabolism by […]

Using financial rewards (such as gift cards, free movies, etc.) has been shown to be effective in increasing physical activity levels in the short term (i.e., three months). However, there remains little evidence to support the use of financial rewards in changing behaviour in the long term (i.e., 12 months). This project will examine the […]

Bunkie life is in the custom building and manufacturing industry but we’re famous for our small log cabin kits called bunkies that can be built in a weekend with no power tools or 2nd mortgage required. Ultimately, they help families create extra space for meaningful connections. Bunkie Life recently appeared on CBC’s Dragon’s Den and […]

Helicobacter pylori (HP) colonizes chronically ~50% of the world’s population, causing gastric tissue inflammation and gastric ulcers or cancers. Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) have probiotic effects against HP, meaning that they help alleviate symptoms. We found that 5 LAB provided by partner Lallemand Health Solutions (LHS) produce and release molecules that inhibit the growth of […]